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A, SOHNELL. BED RAIL FASTENER- Patented Dec. 15, 1885.

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ADAM SOHNELL, or HARrsELLs, ALABAMA, ASSIGNOR or TWO-THIRDS TO WILLIS A.BARGLIFT AND JAMES L. EoHoLs, or ,SAMELPLAOE.

BED-RAIL FASTENER.

ESPECIF-ICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 332,442, datedDecember 15, 1885. Application filed Sept-ember 23, 1885. Serial No.177,946. (No model.)

.To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM SoHNELL, a citizen of theUnited States,residing at Hartsells, in the county of Morgan and State ofAlabama,

5 have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bedstead-RailFasteners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. Myinvention relates to improvements in bedsteads, and is intended toprovide means whereby the side rail will be prevented from pulling outfrom the post, and the bedstead thereby coming apart.

It consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a bedstead providedwith my int provements, and Figs. 2 and 3 are perspec tive sectionalviews showing the operation of the same.

A designates the side rail; B, the bed-post, and E the foot-board. Thefoot-board is se cured in the post in the usual manner. The side of thepost opposite that side in which the foot board is secured is mortised,as shown, to-receive the end of the side rail, A. The mortise B is ofthe peculiar form shown,

the lower wall, B being level, and the upper Wall, B, inclineddownwardly toward the middle of the side rail, as shown. The end of theside rail, A, is placed in this mortise, and the upper edge of the railis cut away or notched, as shown at A, to correspond to the inclinationof the upper wall of the mortise B, as will be understood. It will beseen that by this construction when the end of the rail is placed in themortise the two parts will 5 form a dovetail mortise-and-tenon joint,and it will be impossible to release the side rail from the bed-post byany strain exerted on the said rail in the direction of its length. Toseparate the side rail and the bedpost, it

is necessary to lift the side rail bodily from engagement with thebed-post in a line at right angles to the direction of its length, aswill be understood.

To prevent the side rail being pushed out from the mortise B by theweight of the persons on the bed, I provide the angle-iron O, which ispivoted upon the bedpost above the mortise B and extends down over thesame, and is provided with the portion 0, bent to fit the angle orcorner of the post, and provided with the slot 0', through which thebutton D projects and operates. The button D is pivotally secured in theside of the bed-post, and is made of such form as to pass readilythrough the slot 0 in the operation of the device, which will be readilyunderstood on reference to Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. It is notessential that this button project through a slot in the angle-iron. Itcould be pivoted so as to fit over the edge of the same.

In Fig. 2 the several parts are shown in the position they would havewhen the device is in use.

\Vhen it is desired to pack the bedstead for transportation or take itapart for cleaning, 7 the button D is turned to the position shown inFig. 3, when the angle-iron can be swung up, as shown in Fig. 3, and theside rail readily removed. \Vhen it is desired to put the bedsteadtogether and set it up again, this opera tion is reversed.

It will be seen that I have provided a cheap, simple, and effectivedevice which can be readily operated and is not liable to get out oforder. 8 5

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

1. The combination of the post having a mortise formed in the sidethereof, a rail lapped alongside of and having its end fitted in saidmortise and interlocked therein to prevent longitudinal displacement, anangle iron pivoted to the side of the post on one side of the mortiseover which it extends, and a catch to engage the free end of the pivotedangle-iron, whereby lateral displacement of the rail is prevented,substantially as described.

2. The combination of the post having a ICO mortise formed in its'side,the lower wall of In testimony whereof I affix :iiYFsig'natdr [0 whichis level and the upper wall inclined, in presence of twowitnesses. theside rail having a tenoned end conforming to the mortise in which it isseated, an ADAM SGHNELL.

5 angle-iron pivoted to the post on one side of thewortise and extendingthereover, and a Witnesses:

catch toengage the free end of the angle J. W. MOORE, iron,substantially as and for the purpose set W. A. BOGER. forth.

